From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   On 2024-01-26 19:24:37 +0000, mmphosis said:   
   >>   
   >> Do you use Google Groups to talk in this forum?   
   >   
   > No. I am unable to login to Google because like a growing number of other   
   > sites they require a cell phone number which I don't have.   
      
   Yep. It's utterly ridiculous situation that pretty much everywhere has   
   come to believe that everyone has a mobile phone.  :-(   
      
   You can get a virtual phone number from various websites, but I've   
   never used one.   
      
   Many places like competitions insist on entering a mobile phone number,   
   so I usually just enter 0210000000 which for New Zealand forms keeps   
   them happy. I've also used a faked number for a couple of store loyalty   
   'card' systems where all you have to do is tell them the phone number   
   in-store to get the freebie / discount, so do not need an actual phone.   
      
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